Elements and Performance Criteria

Production specifications may include:

budget

resources

metaphor

purpose

audience

multimedia elements

script

Technical specification may include:

file format

file size

operating system

delivery platform

Relevant personnel may include:

project manager

sound engineer

video producer

animators

artists

instructional designers

programmers

graphic designers

technical staff

other specialist staff

Multimedia product may include:

educational product

game

promotional product

information product

training product

Industry standard software may include:
a wide range of software, some current examples of which may be:
Story Vision
Story Space
Powerpoint

NOTE: These programs are constantly being upgraded and replaced and appropriate up to date programs should be selected.

Delivery platform may include:

world wide web

CD-ROM

Navigation elements may include:

characters

buttons

labels

environments

props

headings

menus

Multimedia productions may include or be included in:
aspects or sections of film/ video production:
feature
documentary
short film and/or video
animations
commercials
live or pre-recorded performances
music video
television production of any type (music, drama, comedy, variety, sport)
live or pre-recorded television productions
educational product
game
promotional product
information product
training product
e-commerce
a range of others

Underpinning skills and knowledge
Assessment must include evidence of essential knowledge of, and skills in, the following areas:
ability to interpret a brief
drawing skills
knowledge of the limitations and capacities of various delivery platforms.
knowledge of appropriate software to draw storyboard or flow chart
understanding of cultural context of multimedia product use
effective communication skills
knowledge of strategies to test usability

Linkages to other units
This unit has linkages to the following units and combined training delivery and/or assessment is recommended:
CUFMEM06A Design a multimedia product
CUFWRT07A Write an interactive sequence for multimedia
CUSRAD01A Collect and organise information
CUFMEM08A Apply principles of instructional design to media project

Critical aspects of evidence
This unit of competence applies to a range of outcomes and the focus of assessment will depend on the outcome required.
Assessment should only address those variable circumstances, listed in the range of variables statements, which apply to the chosen context.
The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:
the development of a navigation design for a multimedia product that is effective and achieves the specified outcome

Method and context of assessment
Assessment may take place on the job, off the job or a combination of both of these. Off the job assessment must be undertaken in a closely simulated workplace environment.
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
practical demonstration (direct observation may need to occur on more than one occasion to establish consistency of performance)
role play
case studies
work samples or simulated workplace activities
oral questioning/interview aimed at evaluating the processes used in developing and realising the creative concept
projects/reports/logbooks
third party reports and authenticated prior achievements
portfolios of evidence which demonstrate the processes used in developing and realising the creative concept

Resource requirements
Assessment requires access to a range of resources and equipment listed in the range of variables statement, currently used by the multimedia industry.

Communicating ideas and information
(3)

Collecting analysing and organising information
(3)

Planning and organising activities
(3)

Working with others and in teams
(2)

Using mathematical ideas and techniques
(1)

Solving problems
(2)

Using technology
(3)